realm
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5.1
- noun
- /rɛlm/
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ámbito
- The discovery opened up an entire realm of possibilities for scientific advancement.
- the public realm
- the political realm
- the realm of politics
So what happens here works for the realm of objects?
- So what happens here works for the realm of objects?
- So he calls this the realm of faith, the realm of essential being.
- Or are we talking in the realm of KGB?
- And that's in the realm of self forgiveness.
- But again, goals belong to the realm of doing, and that's fine.
- That would put me into the realm of going down that spiral.
- Yes, because it's so outside the realm of normal behavior.
- I come from the more sexy realm of late night television.
- So let's just play in the realm of possibility.
- This is outside of the realms of our understanding.
- How animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.
Examples
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For many, music connects us to a spiritual realm and helps us transcend our daily lives.
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Or will this forever be the realm of science fiction?
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But I do want to start in the realm of what might have been.
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Those things are simply outside the realm of the concern here.
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We were bringing them into our realm through the use of debt.
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I mean, it's within the realm of possibilities that she might have been thrown.
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A substantial transformation in the political realm was necessary for the new vision to take hold.
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By combining genetics and plant science, a whole new realm of products would likely appear.
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We're back in the realm of NP complete problems.
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However, decisions made in the public realm should not be made without taking into account differing viewpoints.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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2.9
A particular area of study or work
752
2.0
A subject people study, like biology or history
713
6.5
A place where a particular quality or activity is common
190
4.8
An area of knowledge or activity, for example history and music
150
4.2
An area of activity like politics or science
120
4.8
A part of life, work or society where people act and have influence
105
2.3
An area of knowledge or activity that people study, for example mathematics
92
3.5
An area where someone or something has strong influence
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6.0
An area of study or work with its own words and ways
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A major social group with special political rights in the past, like lords or priests
How Broad
Surface Forms
Etymology
Realm comes from the old root reg- meaning 'rule' or 'king', like in reign and royal, and it gives the image of something you 'rule' or control. That's why we also use realm to mean an 'area' or field of activity, such as the realm of science or art.